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- $90,000 - $110,000 a year
- Full-time
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- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Customer service
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Confidential —United States
- Up to $125,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Background check
- 5 years
- Databases
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Database Administrator

Marist University -
Poughkeepsie, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$90,000 - $110,000 a year

Benefits

Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
403(b)
Life insurance
Paid sick time

Qualifications

Customer service
Bachelor's degree
IT department experience

Full Job Description

Posting Number: 493972
Type of Position: Full-time
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Categories: Administration

Position Title:

Database Administrator

Department/School:

Infrastructure

Salary/Pay Rate:

$90,000 - $110,000

Job Summary:

This Database Administrator is a member of the Infrastructure Team as part of Marist Information Technology. This position’s primary responsibility is to provide database support to the production ERP suite. Secondary, this position will provide database support to multiple Marist database implementations (development, pre-production and production) including installation, configuration, performance tuning, as well as support interface and integrations. Essential technical duties include installation of database products, applying patches and upgrades, monitoring and tuning system performance, user access, database security, defining database tables, functions, views, packages, device configuration and planning. Database implementations include, but not limited to Oracle, MSSQL, AWS RDS, MySQL, and MariaDB.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems
Three to five years of experience in the information technology field as a Database Administrator is required
Adaptability while working in a rapidly changing technological environment
Excellent customer service and communication skills

Essential Functions:

Database Provisioning & Architecture: Design and implement database instances, schemas, and storage strategies for scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness on‑prem and cloud instances.
Performance Tuning & Optimization: Monitor and tune databases and queries (indexes, execution plans, and resource governance).
Backup, Recovery & High Availability: Engineer backup, recovery, and disaster recovery (DR) runbooks. Implement HA/BC/DR (e.g., clustering, replication, log shipping, Availability Groups, read replicas) and conduct regular restoration tests.
Security, Compliance & Access Control: Enforce least-privilege access, encryption at rest/in transit, secrets management, and key rotation. Implement auditing, data masking, and compliance controls with documented evidence.
Patch, Upgrade & Vulnerability Management: Plan and execute database patching, engine upgrades, and hotfix deployment with change control.
Monitoring and Incident Response: Implement robust monitoring and alerting (availability, latency, locks, replication lag, storage, job failures).
Data Lifecycle & Governance Support: Partner with application, data, and security teams on schema design, migration, retention, archival, and purging. Maintain accurate asset inventory, documentation, and data classification alignment.
Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Linux and Windows Servers, Ellucian Banner / Oracle DBA and applications services such as Tomcat and WebLogic is preferred.
Attention to detail, strong ownership of one’s work, exceptional problem solving and project management skills is preferred.

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References

Benefits:

The position includes a comprehensive benefit package*. Benefits for this position include but are not limited to the following:

3 weeks of paid vacation. 4 weeks of paid vacation beginning in the 6th year of employment.
Unlimited paid sick time.
14+ paid holidays per year.
Medical, Dental & Vision insurance programs at a 15% employee / 85% employer contribution rate. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care (FSD).
Life insurance.
Generous short-term and long-term disability programs and workers compensation.
403(b) defined contribution plan:
- First 6 years University contributes 7.5%, Employee contributes a mandatory 4%.
- University contribution increases to 10.5% in year 7, and 12% after 15 years.
- Employee contribution decreases to 1% in year 7. Remains 1% thereafter.
- Typical eligibility requirements: 1 year of service and 1,000 hours with Marist University.
403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity – Roth option available. Voluntary, up to IRS maximum contribution.
Tuition Benefits:
- Up to 16 undergraduate credits per semester. Up to 18 graduate credit per academic calendar. Eligibility extends to employee, spouse, and dependent children under age 26.
- University pays 100% tuition only.
- Eligible dependents may be Reimbursed up to $2,000 per semester towards tuition at another accredited institution.

Eligibility requirements including waiting periods and/or employee probationary periods may apply at the discretion of the University.

About the Department/School:

Information Technology (IT) offers students, faculty, and staff
access to advanced technologies to help promote a strong sense of community. A distinguishing feature of the Marist education is the manner in which information technology is used in support of
teaching, learning, and scholarship. This environment creates a
strong applied research culture and includes Marist students as
young paraprofessionals, which makes Marist unique within higher
education.

Marist IT staff come from diverse career and educational
backgrounds. Our community of technologists collaborate to
support a commitment to excellence with 80 staff members within
15 departments, more than 200 student paraprofessionals, and a
24/7/365 operation. Effort, talent, and commitment are rewarded
and recognized within the division both internally by leadership,
and externally through numerous industry accolades and awards.
No two days are ever the same while working in IT. We are
committed to finding more effective and practical ways to use
technology to meet institutional goals.

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Type of Position:

Full-time

Classification:

Administrative (Exempt)

Months per Year:

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm - Hybrid Preferred (3 Days on Campus / 2 Remote)

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating an inclusive workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of all members of the Marist community.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.

Advertised: February 20, 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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